Wednesday, January 1, 2014

ANNOUNCING WITH RBIS RANKINGS

At our house we are in holiday mode from Halloween to New
Year’s Day.Our house is a frenzy of
decorating, cooking, and partying from October 31st to January 1st
every year.This annual celebration
leaves many of the family in post-holiday depression on January 2nd, but not us. The first
quarter of the year offers so many doggy delights that we have something to
look forward to every weekend.Every
year we try to offer our readers something new, a practice that has had mixed
success.While our list of DOGS2WATCH
has proven a favorite, our attempt to maintain a list of the Top Ten Dogs in
each region fell flat.

However, we think this year’s introduction will prove to be
one of our most popular to date.Starting
later this month we will replace our Dog Show Poop Top Ten with a Top Ten that
includes extra points for a Reserve Best In Show win.It will be based on dogs defeated, i.e. the
number of dogs actually competing minus the points awarded to the group winner
from the group of the Best In Show Winner.Like our Traditional Top Ten rankings this list will be based, in part,
on estimates produced by our mathematical model.

We suspect that the With RBIS Rankings will track closely
with the Traditional Top Ten, but we are hoping to have some fun with it.Let us know if there is there something else
you would like to see on Dog Show Poop.We rely on our readers for all our best ideas.

RinChen Tibetan Terriers supports your logical approach to rankings!It should be factored in as it clearly indicates that the RBIS dog has defeated all but the BIS dog and the group he represents. Do you know if any of the show magazines are preparing to include the RBIS in their published stats?

To my knowledge only DSP is attempting to capture RBIS points. The rewrite of the statistical programs AKC and the magazines are using would be a very expensive proposition. DSP is a not for profit organization and I am a one man shop. It leaves me a great deal of freedom on choosing my projects.

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The author has been attending dog shows as a spectator and exhibitor for over 45 years. He is a retired management consultant who has advised multiple organizations affiliated with the AKC and the Cat Fanciers Association on business management, long range planning, customer service, and legislative matters. After 25 years of living in the big cities of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, he now resides in his hometown of Memphis, TN.

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